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Fritz Schiemer

Fritz Schiemer

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
10868
World Ranking
3288
National Ranking
21

Fritz Schiemer publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fritz Schiemer sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 138 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Fritz Schiemer D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Fritz Schiemer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Fritz Schiemer is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and specializes in environmental science with a focus on ecological and aquatic research.

Their research covers multiple subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, aquatic science, and genetics. The main topics addressed in their work involve fish ecology and management studies, fish biology and ecology studies, hydrology and sediment transport processes, ecology and biodiversity studies, aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as genetic diversity and population structure.

The scientist has published in several academic venues, particularly:

  • Landscape Ecology
  • AMBIO
  • BMC Ecology and Evolution

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Schiemer include:

  • The Vjosa River corridor: a model of natural hydro-morphodynamics and a hotspot of highly threatened ecosystems of European significance, 2020, Landscape Ecology
  • Small-scale metapopulation structure of a limnophilic fish species in a natural river system investigated using microsatellite genotyping by amplicon sequencing (SSR-GBAS), 2024, BMC Ecology and Evolution
  • Sustainable aquatic resource management and inland fisheries in tropical Asia: Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, 2024, AMBIO

Frequent collaborating co-authors include:

  • Wolfram Graf
  • Paul Meulenbroek
  • Sajmir Beqiraj
  • Anton Drescher
  • Gregory Egger

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity of floodplain river ecosystems: ecotones and connectivity1

    J.V. Ward;K. Tockner;F. Schiemer

  • Hydrological connectivity, and the exchange of organic matter and nutrients in a dynamic river–floodplain system (Danube, Austria)

    Klement Tockner;Doris Pennetzdorfer;Niko Reiner;Fritz Schiemer

  • Trade-offs in thermal adaptation: the need for a molecular to ecological integration

    Hans O. Pörtner;Albert F. Bennett;Francisco Bozinovic;Andrew Clarke

  • Zooplankton biomass and community structure in a Danube River floodplain system: effects of hydrology

    Christian Baranyi;T. Hein;C. Holarek;S. Keckeis

  • Conservation by restoration: the management concept for a river-floodplain system on the Danube River in Austria

    K. Tockner;F. Schiemer;J.V. Ward

  • The Danube restoration project: species diversity patterns across connectivity gradients in the floodplain system

    K. Tockner;F. Schiemer;C. Baumgartner;G. Kum

  • Restoration of floodplain rivers: The ‘Danube restoration project’

    Fritz Schiemer;Christian Baumgartner;Klement Tockner

  • HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY AND FLOOD PULSES AS THE CENTRAL ASPECTS FOR THE INTEGRITY OF A RIVER-FLOODPLAIN SYSTEM

    Gudrun Heiler;Thomas Hein;Fritz Schiemer;Gudrun Bornette

  • ENDANGERED FISH SPECIES OF THE DANUBE RIVER IN AUSTRIA

    Fritz Schiemer;Thomas Spindler

  • Fish as indicators for the assessment of the ecological integrity of large rivers

    F. Schiemer

  • The inshore retention concept and its significance for large rivers

    F. Schiemer;H. Keckeis;W. Reckendorfer;G. Winkler

  • Allochthonous and autochthonous particulate organic matter in floodplains of the River Danube: the importance of hydrological connectivity

    Thomas Hein;Christian Baranyi;Gerhard J. Herndl;Wolfgang Wanek

  • The early life history stages of riverine fish: ecophysiological and environmental bottlenecks.

    Fritz Schiemer;Hubert Keckeis;Ewa Kamler

  • Proteolytic activity in the digestive tract of several species of fish with different feeding habits

    R. Hofer;F. Schiemer

  • Zooplankton abundance in the River Danube, Austria: the significance of inshore retention

    W. Reckendorfer;H. Keckeis;G. Winkler;F. Schiemer

  • Fish fry associations: Important indicators for the ecological status of large rivers

    F. Schiemer;T. Spindler;H. Wintersberger;A. Schneider

  • Tackling the Sulfide Gradient: A Novel Strategy Involving Marine Nematodes and Chemoautotrophic Ectosymbionts

    J. A. Ott;R. Novak;F. Schiemer;Ute Hentschel

  • An ecophysiological study of some meiofauna species inhabiting a sandy beach at Bermuda

    W. Wieser;J. Ott;F. Schiemer;E. Gnaiger

  • Niche Dimensions in Fishes: An Integrative View*

    Hans-Otto Pörtner;P. M. Schulte;C. M. Wood;F. Schiemer

  • The Importance of Riparian Ecotones for Diversity and Productivity of Riverine Fish Communities

    F. Schiemer;M. Zalewski

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Hein
Thomas Hein BOKU University
Klement Tockner
Klement Tockner Goethe University Frankfurt
Maciej Zalewski
Maciej Zalewski Lodz University of Technology
James V. Ward
James V. Ward ETH Zurich
Kurt Kotrschal
Kurt Kotrschal University of Vienna
Patricia M. Schulte
Patricia M. Schulte University of British Columbia
Michael E. McClain
Michael E. McClain IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Ute Hentschel
Ute Hentschel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wolfgang Wanek
Wolfgang Wanek University of Vienna

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